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The water is made using a thick layer of acrylic gel medium, then painted with arcylic tube thick paints.
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Water
Thanks for the kind comments. Here's what I did:
I used Liquidtex Heavy Arcylic Gel Medium, Thick type.
I spread it about as thick as I would jam on bread with a stubby brush
When it started to set up several hours later I stippled the surface with another brush
I did not tint the gel. It took a few days to dry.
Once dried, I painted on top of the gel with tube acrylics, using four shades of "blue" and some white on a palette, to get the right shades in the right places. I blended the "zones" of blue together. I use the thick gel so that it takes a long time to dry, and thus a long time to work and blend.
When the paint dried ina two days, I overcoated it with another layer of Liquidtex Heavy Arcylic Gel Medium, Thick type to give it a "glossy" look.
The hard part is the painting, which is more art than technique I guess. I make no pretensions of greatness, but it is that blending of colors that makes or breaks the look. My/Your milage may vary! I have seen some very nice work done with an airbrush on the color of the water as well.
I agree about the crossover customers-- I rarely wargame but love to collect and paint GHQ stuff as models onto themselves, and hope to spread the word via model sites lilke Modelwarships.com.
I used Liquidtex Heavy Arcylic Gel Medium, Thick type.
I spread it about as thick as I would jam on bread with a stubby brush
When it started to set up several hours later I stippled the surface with another brush
I did not tint the gel. It took a few days to dry.
Once dried, I painted on top of the gel with tube acrylics, using four shades of "blue" and some white on a palette, to get the right shades in the right places. I blended the "zones" of blue together. I use the thick gel so that it takes a long time to dry, and thus a long time to work and blend.
When the paint dried ina two days, I overcoated it with another layer of Liquidtex Heavy Arcylic Gel Medium, Thick type to give it a "glossy" look.
The hard part is the painting, which is more art than technique I guess. I make no pretensions of greatness, but it is that blending of colors that makes or breaks the look. My/Your milage may vary! I have seen some very nice work done with an airbrush on the color of the water as well.
I agree about the crossover customers-- I rarely wargame but love to collect and paint GHQ stuff as models onto themselves, and hope to spread the word via model sites lilke Modelwarships.com.